Washing machine



May 25, 1943.

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WASHING MACHINE Filed ot. e, 1942 3 sheets-sheet s LF 'f5 Q5 Inventor WzZZzQ-am/Mersfaa By i HM@ Patented May 25, 1943 UNITED STATES PAT EN T O F FI CE WASHING -MACHINE 'William 'Baxter 'Glissorn Trenton, Tenn. Application october 6, 1942,.seria1N.460,990

(Cl. G12-122) 3 Claims.

The present invention relates rto new and useful :improvements in washing .machines Iof Athe manu- Lallyoperable type, and :has for one of @its important lobjects `to provide, rin la manner as hereinafter set forth, a devicelo'f this characterwhich is adapted to be conveniently used in conjunction with a conventional wash tub.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a washing machine of the aforementioned character comprising a pounder of `novel construction for thoroughly `cleaning the clothes.

Other objects of the invention are to provide ya washing machine of the character described whichwill -be comparatively simple in construcand advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, `taken in connection with accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a washing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing the supports and the tub in section.

Figure 2 is a top plan view. y

Figure 3 is a view in front elevation, showing the tub in section substantially on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view in vertical section through the pounder, taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional View, taken substantially on the line 5 6 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a view in Vertical longitudinal section through the connection between the lower end of the lever brace and the stand.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a folding tub stand I of suitable metal. The stand I includes a horizontal tubular frame 2 which is mounted on a pair of substantially U-shaped.

supports 3. The supports 3 converge upwardly, the legs 4 thereof being pivotally secured at 5 to the tubular side bars of the frame 2. The legs 4, on one side of the stand I, include extensions 28 which are detachably connected by a bolt 6 for 'securing the supports 3 in open or operative position. The kextensions .28 are provided, at lintermediate points, with Aopeningsj29 which, when in lregistry, receive the bolt Afor securing lthe sup- :ports 3 .in folded or inoperative position.

Mounted on the side .portionsof the frame 2 is 'a pair yof 4upwardly converging standards 1. A hand lever 8 is journaled forswinging movement in a Verticallplane on Aa pin9 between the upper rend portions Vof the standards 'I. .A 'brace lII) is provided .for the standards 1. Mounted on the rear end portion .of the frame v2 is a cross member II. A bracket I'2 is `mounted on the cross member II. One Yend portion of the brace It is detachably secured to the 4cross `member I l through the medium -of a removable pin I3, which is inserted through openings provided therefor in -said brace, the bracket `I 2 :and said -cross member. The other end portion fof the brace -I 0 has mountedthereon angular 4bars I4 vthrough which the -pin 9 passes, said bars Nprojecting between the upper end portions of the standards land the lever-8.

Mounted `on the Aforward end of the lever 8 is a pounder I9. The pounder I9 includes a vertical rod I5 which is adjustably and removably mount ed on the lever 6. Toward this end, the rod I5 has formed therein a series of spaced openings I6. Mounted on one side of the lever 8 and projecting forwardly therefrom is a hook II (see Fig. 2) which is engageable selectively in the openings I6. An arm I8 is pivotally mounted on the other side of the lever 8 and projects forwardly therefrom for retaining the rod I5 on the hook I1. A pin 30 supports the pivoted retaining arm I8 in operative position on the lever 8.

The pounder I9 further includes, in the embodiment shown, a pair of superposed, anged, inverted frustoconical cups 20 and 2l. The rod I5 passes through the top of the inverted cup 2I and is firmly secured to the corresponding por; tion of the lower cup 2S. Mounted concentrically in the lower cup 2G is a. plurality of coinparatively small cups 22. Braces 23 extend from the rod I5 through the top of the cup 2| and are securedto the top of the cup 2D. The lower end portions of the braces 23 project outwardly beyond the periphery of the cup 2t and are bent upon themselves in a manner to provide guard fingers 24 the purpose of which will be presently set forth. Bars 25 are mounted on the cup 2B on opposite sides o-f the rod I5.

It is thought that the operation of the device will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, a conventional wash tub 26, for the reception of the clothes, is supported in elevated position on the forward portion of the frame 2 and the pounder I9 is engaged therein. Thus, a rire may be conveniently built beneath the tub. Of course, the tube 25 is filled to the desired level with water. Through the medium of the hand lever 8, the pounder I9 is then moved upwardly and downwardly in the tub 2B for sucking the clothes upwardly and then forcing them downwardly. The construction and arrangement is such as to force water and air through the clothes in a manner to thoroughly and rapidly clean them. The guards 24 prevent the clothes from working past the pounder I9 in the tub 26. frusto-conical cup 2|, together with the braces 23 and the bars 25, prevent the clothes from coming to rest on top of the pounder I9. The standards 'I are pivotally connected to the side bars of the frame 2 at 21. Thus, by withdrawing the pin I3 and disconnecting the supports 3 at 6, the device may be folded in a manner to occupy a minimum of space when-not in use. The supports 3 are swung upwardly on their pivots 5 to align the openings 29 in the extensions 28. The bolt 6 is then transferred to the openings 29 for securing the supports 3 in folded or inoperative position on the frame I. The device may then be hung on a pair of nails on a wall, for example, by engaging the nails in the openings in the free end portions of the eX- tensions 28 from which the bolt 6 was removed. The plunger I9 may be removed and hung on another nail engaged in one of the openings I6 in the rod or stein I5 of said plunger.

It is believed that the many advantages of a washing machine constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

The substantially What is claimed is:

1. A washing machine of the character described comprising a stand for supporting a tub, a cross member on said stand, a pair of upwardly converging standards pivotally mounted on the stand, an angular bracket on the cross member, a brace for the standards having one end portion engaged between the bracket and the cross member, a removable pin engaged in the bracket, said one end portion of the brace and the cross member for detachably securing said brace to the stand, a lever pivotally mounted on the standards, and a pounder mounted on one end portion of said lever.

2. A washing machine of the character described comprising a supporting (structure, a lever pivotally mounted on said supporting structure and a pounder mounted on the lever, said pounder including a rod on one end 0f the lever, substantially frusto-conical, inverted upper and lower cups on said rod, a plurality of comparatively small cups mounted concentrically in the lower cup, and braces extending from the rod through the upper cup and secured to the lower cup, said braces terminating in outwardly projecting lower end portions constituting guards projecting beyond the periphery of the lower cup.

3. A washing machine of the character described comprising a supporting structure, a l

lever pivotally mounted on said supporting structure, and a pounder mounted on the lever, said pounder including a vertical rod having a series of openings therein, a hook projecting from one end portion of the lever and engageable selectively in the openings for adjustably mounting the rod on said lever, an arm projecting from said one end portion of the lever and engaged with the rod for retaining said rod on the hook, and a cup mounted on the rod.

WILLIAM BAXTER GLISSON. l 

